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Recovering From Seriousness

With SUKHMANI KOHLI

 

What if the problem isn’t just the problem… but how seriously we’re holding it?

In this playful and deeply human workshop, Sukhmani Kohli invites participants to loosen their grip on seriousness and rediscover the freedom, connection, and creativity that can exist on the other side of it.

When we become too serious, we often tighten, isolate, overthink, or try to control what’s unfolding. The clown does something else. The clown says, “yes, and…” The clown stays in relationship—with the moment, with others, with failure, awkwardness, grief, delight, confusion… all of it.

This workshop is not about avoiding pain or pretending everything is funny. In fact, it’s the opposite.

Clowning teaches us how to be with what feels difficult through play. Instead of shutting down grief, fear, frustration, or uncertainty, we give them space. We exaggerate them, embody them, share them, fail inside them, laugh with them. Not to make them smaller—but to stay in relationship with them.

Through play, we begin to discover that we can face hard things without becoming frozen by them.

Together, we’ll play with clown exercises, improvisation, absurdity, and honesty. We’ll explore what happens when we loosen our grip a little, stop trying to get things right, and allow ourselves to play with the things we usually hold very seriously. 

When Is It? 

SATURDAY JUNE 6th
9am (PST), 12pm (EST), 5pm (UK), 6pm (EU)
(The class will last approx 2.5 hours) 

 

Where is it?

Zoom. All Clown Spirit Masterclasses are online.
(We only work with teachers who already have extensive experience of teaching their work online)

 

How Do I Join?

  • Become a CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGER for 1 month
  • You choose whether to pay US$29, US$49 or US$69 (see the criteria for self-selection)
  • Your membership will give you access not only to the masterclass but to the full archive of past masterclasses, weekly coaching calls and much more.
  • If one masterclass is enough for you, cancel your CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGE membership at any time (no commitment).
  • >>FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGE.

 

Making Friends With Your Inner Critic 

with HOLLY STOPPIT

 

Details Coming Soon

 

 

When Is It?  

FRIDAY JULY 3rd
9am (PST), 12pm (EST), 5pm (UK), 6pm (EU)
(The class will last approx 2.5 hours) 

 

Where is it?

Zoom. All Clown Spirit Masterclasses are online.
(We only work with teachers who already have extensive experience of teaching their work online)

 

How Do I Join?

  • Become a CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGER for 1 month
  • You choose whether to pay US$29, US$49 or US$69 (see the criteria for self-selection)
  • Your membership will give you access not only to the masterclass but to the full archive of past masterclasses, weekly coaching calls and much more.
  • If one masterclass is enough for you, cancel your CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGE membership at any time (no commitment).
  • >>FIND OUT MORE ABOUT CLOWN SPIRIT VILLAGE.

The Teachers...

About Sukhmani

About Holly

 

Sukhmani Kohli is a theatre and clown practitioner with over 19 years of experience as a performer, director, and facilitator. Her work centres on creating experiences for people of all ages that spark play and joy, enabling participants to show up as their real, authentic selves and form deep, transformative connections.

Having shared her clowning work both nationally and internationally, Sukhmani has directed multiple clown and theatre productions that have been performed across the country. Alongside her performance work, she designs and facilitates playful spaces that support wellness, self-awareness, creative thinking, community building, and participative leadership. Her approach is rooted in using “non-serious” playful practices to explore “serious” themes such as identity, grief, and conflict.

Holly Stoppit (also known as Holly Stoddart) is a UK-based clown performer, director, and teacher whose work sits at the intersection of performance, play, and therapeutic practice. Raised within her family’s touring circus-theatre company, she developed an early love of clowning and a deep appreciation for the transformative power of laughter. Over a career spanning more than two decades, she has performed widely across circus, street theatre, cabaret, and devised performance, collaborating with companies including Nofit State Circus, Oily Cart, and The Invisible Circus, as well as co-founding Ramshacklicious.

Alongside performing, Holly has built an extensive directing and facilitation practice, supporting artists and communities to create original work across a wide range of scales and contexts. Her passion for the inner life of creativity led her to complete an MA in Dramatherapy, where she developed “Clown-o-therapy,” an approach exploring the mental health benefits of clowning.

Holly is the founder of Beyond The Ridiculous and co-creator of The Online Clown Academy. Her work now integrates clowning, meditation, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), offering workshops, trainings, and creative consultancy that support personal insight, emotional resilience, and authentic expression.

The Next 6 Months of Masterclasses...

What Participants Are Saying...

Deb Rich

Clown Spirit is a remarkable resource for meeting and conversing with master clowns from around the globe. The access to masterclasses on a monthly basis is beyond my wildest dreams come true. Today's class with Jeff Raz was eye opening and heart opening on so many levels. Masterful teaching of the inner workings of clowning. Thank you Barnaby for building the extraordinary Clown Spirit!

Robin Eriksson

The Masterclass series has been pure magic. It's hard to put into words how transformative it is to be a part of it and all it offers. The practices and wisdom shared in each one is a gift in itself; compound the workshops and it is truly a winfall! I am so grateful for the constant inspiration and encouragement, and for what I am learning about myself and clowning. Did I mention, Clown Spirit is M.A.G.I.C.? 

Brian Sutherland

 

Just took this amazing class thanks to Barnaby King! I highly recommend doing some of the Master classes. I can’t believe how much play we got to do in this workshop with the amazing Joe Dieffenbacher 🤡 Thanks to both of you. One of the best zoom Classes yet!

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